December is short, busy and ends with two website deadlines. This pack helps you finish the statutory work early in the month and leave for the holiday with a clear plan.
What's inside
- December Leadership Pack 2026 (about 8 pages): the fixed dates for the month, then twelve sections covering the two 31 December publications, headteacher appraisal and pay, the workforce census return, governance, finance, assessment and data, safeguarding over the holiday, attendance, people, site and systems, the end of term, and what can wait. Each section is a table with columns for Now, Delegate or later, an owner and a tick.
- The 31 December publication pack (about 7 pages): what the pupil premium strategy statement and the inclusion strategy have to contain and who they apply to, a quality check before you publish, grant conditions to check against, a drafting worksheet, a website evidence record and a sign-off page.
- 00 How to use this pack: a short guide to getting started.
Format: three editable Word documents in one zip file, delivered as a digital download.
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